Claudia Ng - August 28th, 2009
PC, World of WarCraft
Blizzcon 2009 was just as great if not better than last year last year. Blizzard once again held no punches with their annual conference. Last year there were 16,000 attendees, this year 20,000. Here’s my 5 favorite things about this year’s Blizzcon.
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Honest Chung - June 2nd, 2009
Interviews, World of WarCraft
Many gamers are bewildered at the notion of having to pay to play. On the other hand, millions of others - 11 million to be exact - have found the subscription fees well worth it in order to play Blizzard’s World of Warcraft, arguably the most successful MMO ever.
So here’s a venture into the mindset of a WoW raider.
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Michaela Hynes - May 8th, 2009
Gamer Culture, Technology
Everyone is looking for inexpensive ways of doing things, from necessities like food, shelter, and clothing to frivolous entertainment.
Families in which both parents work can definitely feel the strain of trying to support not only themselves, but also their kids. Who can determine the appropriate place to draw the line between frugality and a refusal to face responsibility?
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Watson - January 20th, 2009
The Daily
Rocco Cremonese - December 26th, 2008
MMORPGs, World of WarCraft
“Looking for D to chest enchant,” might soon take on a whole new meaning for World of Warcraft players. Blizzard has implemented a character re-customization option, allowing players to change their characters’ names, facial features, hairstyle, and gender.
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Joey Samaniego - October 22nd, 2008
Game Design, PC, World of WarCraft
I’m not much of an experienced World of Warcraft player since I only logged a 10-week trial. And in the short time that I did play, only one thing motivated me: getting a sweet thing to ride. WoW features plenty of impressive rides that players can use and abuse, but I feel like Blizzard could use some fresh rideables in order to keep things interesting. Here are some ideas.
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Bryan Harrington - July 22nd, 2008
MMORPGs, World of WarCraft
Thursday night: a night of either great excitement, or disappointment. This hinged on if you were lucky enough to find an email from Blizzard lighting up your inbox. For most of us, disappointment, though a number of you lucky dogs out there received this most treasured surprise: an invite to the WotLK beta. We have a quick rundown from the past few nights of what we now know, thanks to squelched alpha voices, and the new beta testers.
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Dave Lee - July 20th, 2008
TV, World of WarCraft
A few years ago, it was the hottest ticket to watch online program. Since then, I’ve pretty much ignored it.
Recently, German e-sports team SK Gaming (with help from Amok studios) began streaming live World of Warcraft content on Joost. And even though this isn’t going to break down the wall to spread gaming to a wider audience, it does one important thing: It gets folks to try Joost (if you haven’t) or rediscover it (it’s come a long way since the beta version).
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